Can New Urbanism Encourage Physical Activity?: Comparing a New Urbanist Neighborhood with Conventional Suburbs

摘要: Abstract If neighborhood design can support or undermine active lifestyles, then residents of new urbanist neighborhoods be expected to exhibit higher levels physical activity than conventional communities. This study compared various measures for a those group suburban in central North Carolina, finding no statistically significant differences, even after adjusting individual and household characteristics. However, we did detect differences where people were physically active. Residents the more likely their suburbs. difference was due walking utilitarian purposes, as distinct from leisure. Despite limitations quasi-experimental research design, our results raise questions regarding urbanism's ability residents' over...